Fabio Di Giannantonio insisted there was “nothing private” behind his response after overtaking Pedro Acosta on the ultimate lap of MotoGP France on Sunday.
Acosta took situation with the VR46 rider trying again at him after taking fourth place on the penultimate nook.
“There is not any one to cross and look again at me. I will see you within the subsequent race,” Acosta mentioned.
Fabio Di Giannantonio, 2026 Catalunya MotoGP.
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Di Giannantonio, talking in Catalonia on Thursday, downplayed the controversy and described the look as purely tactical.
“If you’re on the monitor, you are all the time making an attempt to do your finest to overhaul the particular person in entrance of you,” Sky Italia quoted Di Giannantonio as saying.
“I wished to verify he did not cross me, however nothing extra.
“Spherical two for each of us? I am sorry he thinks it is private, however for me it is a race. I wished to get previous him and defend my place.”
The cross additionally meant that Di Giannantonio took third place on the earth championship, one level behind Acosta, heading into this weekend.
Pedro Acosta, 2026 Catalunya MotoGP.
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In the meantime, Acosta denied his earlier feedback.
“It is silly to speak about this whenever you’re preventing for fourth place,” he mentioned.
“That is not the result I am on the lookout for.”
Di Giannantonio has been tipped to take over Acosta’s manufacturing facility KTM seat in 2027, with the Spaniard anticipated to affix Marc Marquez at Ducati Lenovo.
